Improved blacking-box holder



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JOHN H. RECTOR AND ALVAH SWEETLAND, OF SYRAOUSE, NEW YORK.

llVlPROVED BLACKING-BOX HOLDER.

Specification forming part ot Letters Patent No. 43,645, dated July 26,' 1864. l

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN H. RECTOR and ALVAH SWEETLAND, of the city of Syracuse, county of Onondaga, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful improvement for the purpose of holding a blackingbox to prevent persons from soiling their hands when applying the blacking on their boots or shoes and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in a new and useful improvement for the purpose ot' holding` a blacking-box to prevent persons from soiling their hands when applying the blackin g on their boots or shoes, Figure l representing the holder together for use.

To enable others skilled in the art to 1n like a-nd use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation in the accompanying drawing.

A is a frame, in which is cut a groove, B, and slot C, adapting slide -D in groove B, with hook E, passing` through slot C, to the upper side of the frame,.applying the wheel Fin its position, admitting pivotH to pass in an increase slot, G, for the purpose ot' operating slide D. -The wheel F is held in its position by a screw, I, which passes through the center of the wheel F, slot J in slide D holding it firmly in its place for operation. K is a standard, used to operate wheel F, which operates on the slide D and enables any one to place or replace a box on the holder, the box being held by means of the hooks E E E. A rim. L, is on the under side of the holder. M is a lid, by replacing forms a box,

used to carry a brush, if necessary.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The improved blacking-box holder adapting the wheel F, increase slot G, slide l), pivot H, hook E, combined with each other,

and operating substantially as herein set forth.

- JOHN H. RECTOR.

ALVAH SWEETLAND. Witnesses:

CHARLES A. RECTOR, J. HUNT. 

